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Use this page when the answer begins with CA. Start with familiar choices like CAB, CAN, CAR, CAT, CAKE, CABLE, and CABIN, then narrow the list by length, score, or letters you already know.

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2,978 matching words in the data set 284 shown across length groups CABLE useful 5-letter example

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CA is a broad starting pattern, so length matters quickly. Use short answers like CAB, CAN, CAR, CAT, and CAKE first, then compare clue nouns and actions such as CABLE, CABIN, CALL, CARRY, or CATCH.

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Highest base scores

CARDIOMYOPATHY 30 CATECHIZATIONS 30 CATHOLICIZING 30 CATACLYSMICALLY 29 CATHETERIZATION 29 CANTHAXANTHINS 29 CATECHIZATION 29 CATHOLICIZED 29 CANNIBALIZATION 28 CAPITALIZATIONS 28 CARBOXYLATIONS 28 CANTHAXANTHIN 28 CAPERCAILZIES 28 CARBOXYLATING 28 CATHETERIZING 28 CATHOLICIZES 28

3-letter words (9)

CAB 7 CAN 5 CAR 5 CAT 5 CAD 6 CAM 7 CAP 7 CAW 8 CAY 8

4-letter words (51)

CAKE 10 CALL 6 CALM 8 CAMP 10 CARD 7 CAGE 7 CABS 8 CACA 8 CADE 7 CADI 7 CADS 7 CAFE 9 CAFF 12 CAGY 10 CAID 7 CAIN 6 CAKY 13 CALF 9 CALK 10 CALO 6 CALX 13 CAME 8 CAMS 8 CANE 6

5-letter words (120)

CARRY 10 CATCH 12 CAUSE 7 CABIN 9 CABLE 9 CACHE 12 CABAL 9 CABBY 14 CABER 9 CABOB 11 CACAO 9 CACAS 9 CACTI 9 CADDY 12 CADES 8 CADET 8 CADGE 9 CADGY 12 CADIS 8 CADRE 8 CAECA 9 CAFES 10 CAFFS 13 CAGED 9

6-letter words (276)

CACTUS 10 CAMERA 10 CASTLE 8 CABALA 10 CABALS 10 CABANA 10 CABBED 13 CABBIE 12 CABERS 10 CABINS 10 CABLED 11 CABLES 10 CABLET 10 CABMAN 12 CABMEN 12 CABOBS 12 CACAOS 10 CACHED 14 CACHES 13 CACHET 13 CACHOU 13 CACKLE 14 CADDIE 10 CADDIS 10

7-letter words (452)

CAPITAL 11 CAPTION 11 CABALAS 11 CABANAS 11 CABARET 11 CABBAGE 14 CABBALA 13 CABBIES 13 CABBING 14 CABEZON 20 CABILDO 12 CABINED 12 CABINET 11 CABLETS 11 CABLING 12 CABOMBA 15 CABOOSE 11 CACHETS 14 CACHEXY 24 CACHING 15 CACHOUS 14 CACIQUE 20 CACKLED 16 CACKLER 15

8-letter words (584)

CABALISM 14 CABALIST 12 CABALLED 13 CABARETS 12 CABBAGED 16 CABBAGES 15 CABBALAH 17 CABBALAS 14 CABERNET 12 CABESTRO 12 CABEZONE 21 CABEZONS 21 CABILDOS 13 CABINETS 12 CABINING 13 CABLEWAY 18 CABOCHED 18 CABOCHON 17 CABOMBAS 16 CABOODLE 13 CABOOSES 12 CABOSHED 16 CABOTAGE 13 CABRESTA 12

9-letter words (525)

CABALETTA 13 CABALISMS 15 CABALISTS 13 CABALLERO 13 CABALLING 14 CABBAGING 17 CABBALAHS 18 CABDRIVER 17 CABERNETS 13 CABESTROS 13 CABEZONES 22 CABINETRY 16 CABLEGRAM 16 CABLEWAYS 19 CABOCHONS 18 CABOODLES 14 CABOTAGES 14 CABRESTAS 13 CABRESTOS 13 CABRETTAS 13 CABRILLAS 13 CABRIOLES 13 CABRIOLET 13 CABSTANDS 14

10-letter words (379)

CABALETTAS 14 CABALISTIC 16 CABALLEROS 14 CABDRIVERS 18 CABLEGRAMS 17 CABRIOLETS 14 CACCIATORE 16 CACHINNATE 17 CACIQUISMS 25 CACODEMONS 17 CACOGRAPHY 23 CACOMISTLE 16 CADAVERINE 16 CADAVEROUS 16 CADDISWORM 19 CADETSHIPS 18 CADUCITIES 15 CAECILIANS 14 CAESAREANS 12 CAESARIANS 12 CAESPITOSE 14 CAFETERIAS 15 CAFETORIUM 17 CAGINESSES 13

11-letter words (288)

CABBAGEWORM 23 CABINETRIES 15 CABINETWORK 22 CACHINNATED 19 CACHINNATES 18 CACODEMONIC 20 CACOMISTLES 17 CACOPHONIES 20 CACOPHONOUS 20 CADASTRALLY 17 CADAVERINES 17 CADDISHNESS 18 CADDISWORMS 20 CAFETORIUMS 18 CAFFEINATED 20 CAGEYNESSES 17 CAJOLEMENTS 22 CAKEWALKERS 24 CAKEWALKING 25 CALAMANDERS 16 CALAMONDINS 16 CALCICOLOUS 17 CALCIFEROLS 18 CALCIFEROUS 18

12-letter words (149)

CABBAGEWORMS 24 CABINETMAKER 22 CABINETWORKS 23 CACHINNATING 20 CACHINNATION 19 CACOGRAPHIES 22 CADAVEROUSLY 21 CALAMITOUSLY 19 CALCAREOUSLY 19 CALCINATIONS 16 CALCULATEDLY 20 CALCULATIONS 16 CALIBRATIONS 16 CALIFORNIUMS 19 CALISTHENICS 19 CALLIGRAPHER 20 CALLIGRAPHIC 22 CALLOWNESSES 17 CALORIMETERS 16 CALORIMETRIC 18 CALUMNIATING 17 CALUMNIATION 16 CALUMNIATORS 16 CALUMNIOUSLY 19

13-letter words (91)

CABINETMAKERS 23 CABINETMAKING 24 CACHINNATIONS 20 CACOGRAPHICAL 25 CACOPHONOUSLY 25 CADDISHNESSES 20 CALCIFICATION 22 CALCULATINGLY 21 CALCULATIONAL 17 CALEFACTORIES 20 CALLIGRAPHERS 21 CALLIGRAPHIES 21 CALLIGRAPHIST 21 CALLITHUMPIAN 22 CALLOUSNESSES 15 CALORIMETRIES 17 CALUMNIATIONS 17 CAMERAPERSONS 19 CAMPANOLOGIES 20 CAMPANOLOGIST 20 CAMPHORACEOUS 24 CAMPYLOBACTER 26 CANALIZATIONS 24 CANCELLATIONS 17

14-letter words (43)

CABINETMAKINGS 25 CALCIFICATIONS 23 CALCULATEDNESS 19 CALLIGRAPHISTS 22 CAMOUFLAGEABLE 24 CAMPANOLOGISTS 21 CAMPYLOBACTERS 27 CAMPYLOTROPOUS 25 CANDLELIGHTERS 21 CANDLESNUFFERS 23 CANOROUSNESSES 16 CANTANKEROUSLY 23 CANTHAXANTHINS 29 CAPITALIZATION 27 CAPRICIOUSNESS 20 CAPRIFICATIONS 23 CAPTIOUSNESSES 18 CARBONIZATIONS 27 CARBONYLATIONS 21 CARBOXYLATIONS 28 CARBURIZATIONS 27 CARCINOGENESES 19 CARCINOGENESIS 19 CARCINOMATOSES 20

15-letter words (11)

CANNIBALIZATION 28 CAPACIOUSNESSES 21 CAPITALIZATIONS 28 CARCINOGENICITY 25 CARCINOSARCOMAS 23 CARDIOPULMONARY 25 CARNIVOROUSNESS 20 CARPETBAGGERIES 23 CATACLYSMICALLY 29 CATEGORIZATIONS 27 CATHETERIZATION 29

How to scan

Use CA after the answer length is known

Starting letters are useful, but they get much stronger when you combine them with length, clue meaning, and any letters already confirmed.

Common short CA words CAB, CAN, CAR, CAT, CAKE

Start here for short crossword answers and quick word-game checks.

Clue-friendly nouns CABLE, CABIN, CACHE, CAMERA, CASTLE

Useful when the clue points to an object, place, hidden store, device, or building.

Action or quality words CALL, CARRY, CATCH, CALM, CAREFUL

Helpful when the clue asks for a motion, response, trait, or state.

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